Seven carpet stores in Sussex are set to close this week despite a deal to save the business from administration.

Carpetright stores across the county will close imminently after a deal was struck to buy the business and take it out of administration.

The deal saves around 50 stores nationwide but will see over 200 others close.

In Crawley, shoppers were greeted with a sign in the window of the London Road store informing them that it was closed.

The sign read: "Due to challenging trading conditions, on July 22 the directors resolved to put Carpetright Limited into administration.

"As a result of the administration, this store has been closed.

A sign placed in the window for shoppersA sign placed in the window for shoppers (Image: Eddie Mitchell)

"We would like to take this opportunity to apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Thank you."

In Sussex, the stores that will close are:

  • Lewes Road, Brighton
  • London Road, Crawley
  • County Oak Retail Park, Crawley (Within the Furniture Village store)
  • London Road, East Grinstead
  • Lottbridge Drive, Eastbourne
  • Bexhill Road Retail Park, Hastings
  • Heath Retail Park, Horsham

Four other stores in Sussex - in Hove, Newhaven, Chichester and Haywards Heath – will remain open after the deal.

It was announced on Monday the flooring retailer Tapi had agreed to buy 54 Carpetright stores, two warehouses, the brand and its intellectual property in a pre-pack administration deal.

However, the deal will not save the majority of the business, seeing over 1,000 people lose their jobs nationwide.